Rockford's Ron E. Rawhoof to launch Songs From Screw City music series

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Nov 22, 2013 at 1:32 PM

We invent a lot of things in northern Illinois, including music.

And original music is the focus of Songs From Screw City, an upcoming video concert series featuring work from local and regional musicians. Kryptonite Bar and rrstar.com are collaborators on this project.

Songs From Screw City's first artist will be Ron E. Rawhoof, a banker by day and musician by night.

This year he released a CD, "Too Much to Lose," and is backed on the disc by both local and national musicians. There's a tie to legendary rocker Neil Young here, but that's a story best told by Rawhoof.

Rawhoof will sing his songs, play acoustic guitar and tell stories Saturday at 8 p.m. in the loft at Kryptonite, 308 N. Main St.

The loft is living room-style space, providing an intimate setting for audiences to hear acoustic performances.

"I'm excited to shed a little light on the culture and music scene than has been hidden in the area," said Kryptonite owner Chris Wachowiak.

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